Have you ever wondered why companies are so eager for your old electronics? It's not because they want your previous iPhone ...

Credit crunch got you down? Looking for gold in all the wrong places, like, say, the innards of your computer? Don’t! Unless you want to die! A Tulsa man died last week (news travels fast…) as a ...

Researchers in Switzerland have developed an innovative method to extract pure gold from electronic waste using whey, a ...

Tackling the issues: Electronic waste is a growing problem. Each year, consumers produce millions of tons of used and broken electronics. Only a portion of the metals they contain are recycled because ...

An aerogel made from old milk can extract highly pure gold nuggets from discarded computer motherboards. Discarded electronics, known as e-waste, often contain large amounts of gold and other heavy ...

The technique offers a cleaner alternative to current practices. As the digital age accelerates, the world is facing a mounting challenge: electronic waste. Driven by rapid advancements in AI and ...

The new gold-extraction technique, which they describe in a new paper published today in Nature Sustainability, could also make small-scale gold mining less poisonous for people – and the planet.

SIM cards are small chips that store information and allow mobile devices to connect to cellular networks. They are found in most smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets that use wireless ...

In context: The Royal Mint, which has been producing British coins since the Middle Ages, is now adapting to a world where physical money is becoming less essential. In an effort to reinvent itself, ...